Legacy Course Catalog
PHYS 550 - Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
| Effectivity: | 08/20/2001 - 05/10/2003 @ Purdue West Lafayette Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | fal spr |
| Short Title: | Intro To Quantum Mec |
| Description: | Brief historical survey of the development of quantum mechanics; waves in classical physics, wave-packets, uncertainty principle, wave functions, operators, expectation values of dynamical observables; Schrdinger equation with application to one-dimensional problems, the hydrogen atom, electron spin, periodic table; selected topics in perturbation theory, scattering theory, and compounding of angular momenta. Designed for students needing quantum mechanics background for specialty courses such as PHYS 545, 556, 560, and 564. |
| School: | School Of Science |
| Department: | Physics |
| Credit By Exam: | YES |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
